Use of possibilities of some organic residues in sorghum x sudangrass hybrid (Sorghum bicolor x sorghum bicolor var. sudanense) cultivation

This study was conducted to investigate using possibilities of some organic residues in sorghum x sudangrass hydrid cultivation under Çukurova Conditions.Field trial was arranged in complete randomized block design with three replications but experiment data were analysed as split- plot design, organic residues were main plots and harvests were sub plots, because several harvest were obtained from each plot. The six different treatments were used in the study, which are; poultry litter, cattle manure, LEO (1) (50 kg/da LEOnardite + all amount recommended fertilizer amount), LEO (2) (50 kg/da LEOnardite + half amount of recommended fertilizer), inorganic fertilizer (İNORG) and control.As a result, total forage, hay, dry matter and crude protein yields were ranged from 8313 to 5172, 1693 to 1173, 1531 to 1051, 143.7 to 90.96 kg/da, respectively. Greatest forage, hay and dry matter yields were obtained from LEO (1) and crude protein yield was obtained from LEO (2) treatment.On the other hand, average crude protein, ADF and NDF ratios were ranged from 10.30 to 8.30, 37.49 to 36.31, 61.24 to 58.15 %, respectively. Greatest crude protein ratio was obtained from cattle manure treatment whereas lowest ADF ratio was obtained from cattle manure (SG) treatment and NDF ratio was obtained from poultry litter (TG) treatment..